Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, running — both by foot and at the mouth.

I’ve been happy enough with a few alternativepizza crust options, but bottom line it just isn’t the same. There is no substitution for pizza. Same goes for beer, the low carb options just don’t cut it. Especially in summer. Party food is the hardest one, sure I can find low carb dip options, it is the dippers that are the issue. Sure there are plenty of options, but they take more effort than say chips, crackers, bread. We had an end of the year happy hour so I needed some new low carb party options. I found some good ones to go with though…

Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Roasted Asparagus with a Parmesan Dipping Sauce

And the B I G winner, Buffalo Cauliflower Dip. No surprise given my latest obsession with cauliflower and my established love of buffalo sauce.

I swapped in steamed, pureed cauliflower for the chicken in this buffalo dip recipe. I did not puree the cauliflower until completely smooth, I left a few chunks for the added texture. Served it up with carrots, celery, and red pepper strips. Amazing — low carb, low-fat, a bit of protein and fiber. According to my calculations, split 8 ways, a serving is under 150 calories.

Buffalo Cauliflower Dip

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Recipe Type: Appetizer

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 20 mins

Total time: 40 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower

2 oz. fat-free cream cheese, softened

8 wedges of Laughing Cow Light Blue Cheese

1/2 cup fat-free sour cream

3/4 cup Frank’s RedHot Wing Sauce

1/2 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Dry Mix

1/2 cup cheddar, shredded

salt & pepper

Instructions

Cut cauliflower is large chunks. Steam until tender.

Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Process until smooth, but with a few chunks.

And I am doing the happy dance right now – I am eating your Asian bbq sauce on my smoked pork I did over the weekend – I pickled daikon radish and carrots and made it a sandwich – I fed 3 of my co-workers too and they all said “holy shiz!” Thanks Jacky!